I just felt like running

Beautiful day.  Went to the track to deliver a donation from 3M to the track team.  Did a good workout.  Calves and Hamstrings were sore so I cut it a little short.   Did an 800m and 1000m interval @6:00.  My hamstring started to really tighten up towards the end.  I'll be fine, I just haven't quite recovered from Saturday.

Another beautiful day. Did one mile at 7:30 pace to get a feel of what a 3:15 marathon pace will feel like.

I need to reprogram my pace from the 7:12 pace needed for the 100 mile in 12 hour relay  to the boston qualifier pace.

No running today.   My boss's boss's boss was visiting the plant today.   Her visit went went but I didn't have a free lunch for a run. 

CAUTION: MILDLY GRAHPIC INJURY DESCRIPTION!!

I did  something dumb in the evening.  I got the 2nd toe on my left foot black and blue during the Delano 12.  I have a history with this toe over the past 7 years.  On thursday , I got one edge of the toe nail to separate and it sprayed blood around the locker room.  It felt better after that and its color went back to normal.   I'm not one to leave well enough alone though.  The normal course of events with this toe is   gets black and blue and aches for awhile, pressure relief by some means (prying, tail clippers, the red hot paperclip technique), a period of healing,  and then it separates and I take the nail off.   Friday I tried to get more fluid out of there. At that point, only one side was separated.  For some reason, I then decided to bypass the "period of healing" phase and just rip the nail off.. After I saw the bloody nail bed I realized my mistake.  In the past, the nail came off to reveal another one that had already grown in.     I treated with alcohol (ouch!!), antibiotic, and a bandage.   In the morning, I switched to 3M Liquid Bandage.  Time will tell- my biggest fear is infection.  I may turn out lucky.

Had a short 4.5 mile run in the morning (8:50 pace).  It was cut short by lightning.  I made it home before a down pour.

Ran 8.67 in the afternoon.  (8:11 pace).  Warm here (63F).  Felt good.  Carried Cytomax in waterbottle (good stuff).    Toe feels fine (of course its probably not going to get infected in less than 24 hrs either).